DavidSaks

In 1990, the pianist and composer was honored by the Memphis City Council by having two of his songs, "In Memphis" and "One Last Bridge", adopted as the "Official Songs of Memphis" in unanimous resolutions. His music manuscripts are in the Library of Congress. David has been a radio personality in Memphis for more than four decades. He started working for the ten watt, campus radio station known as WTGR in 1969 at age 17. He attended Rhodes College and the University of Memphis. He's played Steinway Hall in London and New York and included in the Steinway Registry. David is also a licensed real estate professional and has dedicated himself to addressing the needs of fair housing while aggressively opposing predatory lending. On August 16, 1977 David was visiting Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley, and left shortly before Elvis was found unconscious and taken to the hospital. On January 8, 1993, Elvis' birthday, David was honored by Graceland and the United States Postal Service as the recipient of the first officially canceled Elvis Presley first day cover, recognized by the American Philatelic Society as a great national treasure. David, along with other students, placed WLYX, Lynx Radio, at Southwestern College at Memphis (now Rhodes College), on the air in 1971. He was a periodic and regular contributor to the station hosting his own program throughout the years 1971 through 1992.. He was honored with a scholarship from Rhodes and returned to college for a brief period of time in 1991. He was a regular contributor to WLYX, hosting his own show, before Southwestern sold the station's license to then Memphis State University in 1982, and has returned to the University of Memphis. David Saks is one of WUMR's long-time on-air personalities.